Tag: News
Our Foxy Lady
Karen HartNANCY Romano never envisaged she’d run Fox Studios Australia when she finished her Bachelor of Commerce degree at Deakin University.
The former Sacred Heart...
City scraps plan to rezone Port grove
Karen HartGEELONG’S council has scrapped Portarlington’s controversial Olive Grove housing bid and sent plans for a separate 250lot development to an independent panel.
Councillors cited...
Region launches bid for sustainable firms
Hamish HeardVictoria’s biggest program promoting environmentally sustainable business practices has launched in Geelong.
Sustainable Business Management brings together stakeholders including City of Greater Geelong, Barwon...
Deakin welcomes fund for hi-tech precinct
Jane EmerickA $5 billion fund unveiled in this week’s federal budget for higher education would help Deakin University develop its own Silicone Valley in...
Owners to seek wide spaces for their dogs
Jane EmerickNew offleash areas will have to span the Surf Coast to cater for residents without cars, according to a dog owners’ group.
A...
Permit debacle hits 34 households
Jane EmerickA building permit debacle has entangled 34 homes in the Geelong area, according to Building Commission Victoria.
The commission has suspended Melbourne’s Casey Building...
Cousins: Guggy show Geelong’s ‘huge loss’
Jane EmerickA Guggenheim exhibition in Melbourne next month would highlight a multimilliondollar missedopportunity for Geelong, a leading arts figure said yesterday.
Jim Cousins, who led...
Brumby cheques in for Buy Local
Hamish HeardThe region’s new Buy Local campaign yesterday received a big cheque along with a ministerial stamp of approval.
Minister for Regional and Rural Development...
At least let us use your pool
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire councillors will push RACV to open a pool at Torquay Golf Club to the public.
But the club’s new owner has...
Want nuclear? Stiff cheddar
By Geelong Story UpdatesLABOR’S candidate for Corangamite, Darren Cheeseman, has made the case for building a nuclear power station on the Surf Coast.
Amazingly, Mr...
Intercooler: laboour of love
Jane EmerickLike proud parents, the members of alternative band Intercooler are big fans of their latest album, Forever or Whatever.
But unlike some parents, the...
Park-and-ride system ‘to save users $1000’
Hamish HeardA new parkandride service in Geelong will save users $1000 a year while eliminating the city’s parking woes, according to a councillor.
Geelong’s council...
Help tails wag this Christmas
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has launched its annual Christmas Appeal
The not-for-profit organisation, which provides an animal shelter and veterinary clinic for stray and...
